Plasma Metal Recovery
Recover rare earth, platinum group and base metals from waste on sunlight. A plasma separates complex waste into its elements.
30.3Tonnes of rare earth and platinum group metals a year
SunlightRuns on the array, unattended
Elements From Waste
- Rare earth metals
30.3 tonnes a year of sorted rare earth and platinum group metal from 121 tonnes of feed - Platinum group metals
Recovered for $5,012.29 per tonne, against a conventional price of $8,000 to $12,000 - Sorted base metals
Every element leaves labelled, as powder, granule or ingot
Specification
| Rated input | 750 kilowatts |
| Materials | Off the shelf components |
| Energy capture | 75% of array output |
| Intensity | 45.0 megawatt-hours per tonne |
| Accepts | Magnet scrap, circuit boards and electronic waste, battery black mass, spent catalysts, solar panel and display scrap, plated and alloy scrap, mill dusts and sludges. Plastics, paper, textiles and dry organics accepted in the mix; they leave as fuel gas |
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